Irish youth was hit hard by the crisis. Many young workers have remained unemployed for a long time and, unless it is … initiatives have been introduced recently, but more will be needed to limit scarring effects and keep youth connected so that they … empirically-proven to help regain employment; this will require systematic and rigorous evaluation of labour-market programmes and …

and youth employment services enhanced. This Working Paper relates to the 2013 OECD Economic Review of France (www.oecd.org/eco/surveys/France). … bracket has not dropped below 16% for nearly 30 years. French youth are highly pessimistic about the future and express great …

This paper analyses the age structure of employment rates across OECD countries with a focus on France. The statistical … dispersion of employment rates across age groups. The “within” component of the 15-29 age group accounts for over half of France …’s total unemployment rate differential with best-performing countries. Youth unemployment rate is especially sensitive to …

low levels of education. There are two crucial policy priorities to improve employment prospects for youth in Spain. First … disadvantaged youth and provide more job-search assistance and guidance for all youth experiencing difficulties in finding a job in … Spanish youth labour market. This implies in particular reforms to prevent youth from dropping out of education at a very …

transition of the youth from unemployment to employment fell dramatically. The fall is not due to changes in the composition or … study the effects of the recession on overall labour market dynamics, little is known about the specific effects on youth … certain individual characteristics changed over the course of the recession. In particular, for youth, education and …

outcomes. These initial educational handicaps show up in higher drop-out rates and youth joblessness, greatly limiting these … youths’ future life chances. Indeed, intergenerational persistence in educational and employment outcomes appears very high … the nature of skills supplied by the education sector and the skills demanded by employers. A greater role for youth …

labour market dimensions. These include employment and unemployment rates, youth wages, decisions to work and study, youth …This paper provides both descriptive and empirical evidence about the main youth labour market problems in Spain. Using … the experiences of other EU economies as a benchmark, we document the performance of Spain as regards a wide set of youth …

upward trend in non-regular employment to break down labour market dualism and to encourage greater labour force … participation by women, the elderly and youth. A comprehensive approach that includes improving the social insurance coverage of non … effective employment protection for regular workers would increase labour market flexibility and human capital. Moreover, such …